Users' questions 

What is a disadvantage of using IUDs for contraception?

Leia Doyle

What is a disadvantage of using IUDs for contraception?

IUDs have the following disadvantages: they don’t protect against STIs. insertion can be painful. ParaGard may make your periods heavier.

Can I sue for IUD?

If you were implanted with a Paragard IUD and developed symptoms or complications related to the device, you could be eligible for an IUD lawsuit. This includes injuries from the device fracturing or splintering during its removal, uterus perforation, or complications from an ectopic pregnancy.

Is an IUD worth the risk?

They’re more than 99% effective at preventing pregnancy, a figure similar to permanent sterilization. You can have an IUD taken out any time and your fertility returns immediately.

Does an IUD offer long term protection from pregnancy?

IUDs give you great, long-term protection against pregnancy — they’re more than 99% effective. They work as well as sterilization and the birth control implant. IUDs are one of the most effective methods you can get because there’s almost no way you can mess it up.

Does the Kyleena IUD make you emotional?

In clinical studies of adult women using Kyleena, up to 4.4% had symptoms of depression. It’s not known how many women had symptoms of depression while taking drugs other than Kyleena in these studies. Anxiety wasn’t reported in clinical studies of Kyleena.

Can Kyleena IUD cause depression?

Some people have had symptoms of depression while using Kyleena. Symptoms of depression may include: changes in your appetite, such as eating more or less than usual.

Can the IUD cause anxiety?

However, the synthetic progestin hormone that the IUD emits, levonorgestrel, may cause mood swings and other mental health changes for some women. Some women have reported being concerned about anxiety or depression as a side effect of their IUD.

Why is Mirena bad for you?

Potential complications of Mirena include ectopic pregnancies and perforation of the uterine wall or cervix. Mirena may also cause severe infections, including pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and sepsis. Women who say the IUD injured them filed thousands of Mirena lawsuits.